Autopsy under way for tourist found in downtown Los Angeles water tank

LOS ANGELES — An autopsy was under way Thursday on a 21-year- old Canadian tourist who was missing for weeks before being found in a water tank atop a downtown Los Angeles hotel where she had been staying.

Elisa Lam of Vancouver, British Columbia, had been missing since Jan. 31, when she stopped making daily contact with her parents, according to Los Angeles police.

Lam, who arrived in L.A. on Jan. 26, had been traveling alone and was staying at the 1920s-era Cecil Hotel, police said.

She had been in contact with her parents daily until Jan. 31.

Her whereabouts remained a mystery until about 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, when a maintenance worker went to the roof after guests complained of low water pressure and found the body in a tank.